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Research Scientist II: H-1B salaries

641 labor condition applications used the job title Research Scientist II. Median offered base salary $115,000; middle half $85,000–$160,000.

Applications (LCAs)641

Median offered salary$115,000

Middle half of salaries$85,000–$160,000

10th–90th percentile$65,185–$175,000

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Employers

Employer	LCAs	Median salary
Amazon.com Services LLC	194	$160,200
Iowa State University of Science and Technology	45	$62,356
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.	45	$86,549
Georgia Institute of Technology	43	$77,695
Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.	35	$160,000
The Broad Institute, Inc.	30	$115,000
Amazon Web Services, Inc.	22	$159,900
Health Research Inc.	13	$81,696
Colorado State University	13	$84,000
Chewy, Inc.	11	$142,500
Basis Research Institute	10	$160,000
The University of Texas at Dallas	9	$72,000
Max Planck Florida Corporation	9	$83,040
Underwriters Laboratories Inc.	8	$102,000
Boston Dynamics AI Institute, LLC	8	$186,358
The University of Alabama in Huntsville	6	$87,074
Seattle Children's Hospital	6	$63,166
Administrators of the Tulane Educational Fund	6	$71,500
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	5	$95,000
Georgia State University	5	$87,000
A9.com INC	4	$178,200
National Institute of Aerospace Associates	4	$91,749
Nanosyn, Inc.	4	$89,658
Versiti Wisconsin, Inc.	4	$70,000
University of New Mexico	4	$54,870
Heath Research Inc	4	$82,638
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology	4	$69,100
Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.	3	$94,347
H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.	3	$92,622
MIM Software Inc.	3	$136,300
Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.	3	$78,000
Rakuten USA, Inc.	3	$164,815
University of New Hampshire	3	$63,240
Charles River Laboratories Ashland, LLC	3	$113,190
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLC	2	$112,453
Pillpack LLC	2	$139,900
Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.	2	$139,312
TuSimple, Inc.	2	$112,528
Crystal Pharmatech Inc.	2	$81,238
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute	2	$152,040
Elinor Coatings, LLC	2	$94,062
Helmerich & Payne Management, LLC	2	$102,232
Element Materials Technology Santa Clara Inc.	2	$100,828
Dataminr, Inc.	2	$197,480
Pindrop Security, Inc.	2	$135,000
Exact Sciences Corporation	2	$97,406
Alegre USA, LLC	2	$128,433
Diagnostic Consulting Network, LLC	2	$102,617
Kelly Services, Inc.	2	$109,158
Axon Enterprise, Inc.	2	$144,750
Group K Diagnostics, Inc	1	$85,000
Cytokinetics, Inc.	1	$111,000
Amneal Pharmaceuticals of Ny LLC	1	$101,000
Curia Global, Inc. (formerly Albany Molecular Research, Inc.)	1	$57,991
Lactalis Cheese and Dairy Holding	1	$97,872
The University of Texas at Arlington	1	$62,000
Lilt, Inc.	1	$158,650
Afiniti, Inc.	1	$145,000
ObjectVideo Labs, LLC	1	$149,100
University of Texas at San Antonio	1	$40,000

By wage level

Wage level	Median salary
Level I (entry)	$74,152
Level II (qualified)	$134,534
Level III (experienced)	$116,950
Level IV (fully competent)	$118,890

The Department of Labor sets four prevailing wage levels for each occupation and area, from Level I (entry) to Level IV (fully competent). The employer picks the level that matches the job's requirements.

By fiscal year

Fiscal year	LCAs	Median salary
FY2023	155	$117,420
FY2024	172	$114,089
FY2025	178	$115,575
FY2026	120	$102,074

Cities

Salaries are the lower end of the wage offered on each application, converted to a yearly amount; statistics use certified full-time applications only. An LCA is not a visa approval and one LCA can cover several positions. Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, fiscal years 2023–2026 (latest decision Jun 30, 2026).